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C ONSTRUCTION A DMINISTRATIVE C ODE§ 5-1-5 <br />“Agricultural building” means a development, including a nonresidential building <br />or structure, built for agricultural or aquacultural purposes, located on a commercial <br />farm or ranch constructed or installed to house farm or ranch implements, agricultural <br />or aquacultural feeds or supplies, livestock, poultry, or other agricultural or <br />aquacultural products, used in or necessary for the operation of the farm or ranch, or for <br />the processing and selling of farm or ranch products. An agricultural building for <br />personal use shall be excluded from this definition. <br />“Architect” means a person who is licensed and in good standing as an architect in <br />the State of Hawai‘i. <br />“Authority having jurisdiction” means the director of the department of public <br />works, or the director’s authorized representative. <br />“Building” means any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any <br />use or occupancy. The term shall include but not be limited to, any structure mounted <br />on wheels such as a trailer, wagon, or vehicle which is parked and stationary for any 24- <br />hour period, and is used for business or living purposes; provided, however, that the <br />term shall not include a push cart or push wagon which is readily movable and which <br />does not exceed 25 square feet in area, nor shall the term include a trailer or vehicle, <br />used exclusively for the purpose of selling any commercial product therefrom, which <br />hold a vehicle license and actually travels on public or private streets. <br />To the extent context otherwise permits and/or requires, the definitions of <br />“building” as used in chapters: 5A, the building code; 5B, the residential building code; <br />5C, the existing building code; 5D, the electrical code; 5E, the energy conservation code; <br />and 5F, the plumbing code; are incorporated by reference herein. <br />“Building work” means the design, construction, alteration, relocation, <br />enlargement, replacement, repair, removal, demolition of any building or structure, or <br />any other activities regulated by this chapter. <br />“Construction code” means collectively: chapter 5, the construction administrative <br />code; chapter 5A, the building code; chapter 5B, the residential building code; chapter <br />5C, the existing building code; chapter 5D, the electrical code; chapter 5E, the energy <br />conservation code; chapter 5F, the plumbing code; and all administrative rules adopted <br />pursuant to these chapters. <br />“Director” means the director of public works of the County of Hawai‘i or the <br />director’s duly authorized representative. <br />“Dwelling” means any building that contains one or two dwelling units used, <br />intended, or designed to be built, used, rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied, or <br />that are occupied for living purposes. <br />“Dwelling unit” means a single unit providing complete independent living facilities <br />for one or more persons, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating, <br />cooking, and sanitation. <br />“Electrical wiring” means any conduit, raceway, manhole, handhole, conductor, <br />material, device, fitting, apparatus, appliance, fixture, or equipment constituting a part <br />of or connected to any electrical installation, attached or fastened to any building, <br />structure, or premises and which installation or portion thereof is designed, intended, or <br />used to generate, transmit, transform, or utilize electrical energy within the scope and <br />purpose of the National Electrical Code. <br /> <br />SUPP. 11 (1-2022) <br />5-3 <br /> <br />